ulta pulta
Sin-tillating
Jaspal Bhatti

TAKE any film that has adultery as its theme, and you would find that the film has clicked. At present, adultery is a crime under IPC 497 and the police also ‘enjoys’ handling such cases as under this section it can extort money from the accused. But the Madhava Menon committee didn’t want to see policemen happy and recommended that adultery be treated as a social rather than a criminal offence.

Speaking for very meek, henpecked husbands, if they are caught even stealing glances at other women, they are chewed out there and then by their wives. Those who are caught committing adultery are either considered very bold or very foolish by this henpecked breed of husbands.

Whether adultery ceases to be a crime or not, let me share a joke with you. Santa Singh turned Christian and was assisting a priest in a church. The priest was training him on how to handle confessions.

A woman came to confess that she had committed adultery. The priest asked her how many times. She said three times. The priest told her to donate Rs 500 and sin no more.

After a few minutes another man came and, by chance, he also confessed to adultery committed thrice. The priest again told him to put Rs 500 in the charity box and not to sin again.

Santa Singh told the priest that he has understood the job. Since the priest had got to go somewhere he left Santa to act for him. After a short while a woman came for confessing her sins.

Santa: What did you do?

Woman: I have committed adultery.

Santa: How many times?

Woman: once

Santa: Go and commit two more times. We have a special festival discount. Three sins for Rs 500.

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